Now Showing
Start with Art
March 23 – May 22, 2024
Start with Art is a unique exhibition that focuses on encouraging young people to appreciate, collect, and curate their own art collection – with a special price list just for kids 16 and younger! For this 19th annual exhibition we’ve assembled a fantastic group of established artists who work in a variety of media and artwork in the gallery is hung at “kids-eye-view,” making Start with Art truly kid-centric.
Artists: Crissy Arseneau, Ali Bruce, Flavia Chan, Sichen Grace Chen, Nancy Cramer, Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk, Andrea Hooge, Pen Hsuan Hsing, Sandeep Johal, Paige Jung, Sonya Labrie, Katie So, M.A. Tateishi, Kara Wightman, and Graeme Zirk.
Exhibition Reception: Sunday, March 24 from 2 – 4 p.m.
Family Art Sunday: Sunday, March 24 from 2 – 4 p.m.
Free Family Workshop with Artist Paige Jung: Sunday, May 5 at 2 p.m.
Closing Reception and Free Button-Making: Sunday, May 5 from 2 – 4 p.m.
Calls for Artists
2025 Exhibition Proposals
Deadline to apply: July 2, 2024
We are currently accepting online applications for exhibition proposals for Seymour Art Gallery’s 2025 schedule.
We are looking for exhibitions and artwork that will challenge visitors and encourage conversation. We strongly recommend that applicants visit the gallery in person and review past exhibitions on our website before submitting.
Photo from Tafui’s 2023 exhibition Ancient Tongue
Programs
Kids’ Kits!
Now available for pick-up by donation
We’ve put together fun project-based art kits for creative kids who visit the gallery. Kits are available by donation and each one will contain instructions for a hands-on arts and crafts project as well as the required set of materials. We’re so excited to see what your little artists create with these kits!
For the month of April, we’ve created a kit for young people to create their own flipbook animations.
Stop by and pick one up today!
Summer Art Camp for Pre-Teens
July 22 – 26, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. each day
Ages 10+ | $215 per child
This week-long Summer Camp at the Seymour Art Gallery with teacher Jennifer Butterfield will be spent exploring various materials. The projects made during this year’s camp will be inspired by ice cream! We’ll mount our own mini-exhibition for family and friends on the last day of camp, to celebrate together and share the artwork created in class.
Jennifer Butterfield loves living and working in Deep Cove. She has taught elementary school and art programs in North Vancouver for over 25 years. When she was little, she dreamed of growing up and being an artist, just like her dad. Making art and helping children create are her biggest passions and she can’t wait to work with the kids at this summer’s Art Camp!
Summer Art Camp for Kids
August 19 – 23, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. each day
Ages 6 – 9| $215 per child
This week-long Summer Camp at the Seymour Art Gallery with teacher Jennifer Butterfield will be spent exploring various materials. The projects made during this year’s camp will be inspired by ice cream! We’ll mount our own mini-exhibition for family and friends on the last day of camp, to celebrate together and share the artwork created in class.
Jennifer Butterfield loves living and working in Deep Cove. She has taught elementary school and art programs in North Vancouver for over 25 years. When she was little, she dreamed of growing up and being an artist, just like her dad. Making art and helping children create are her biggest passions and she can’t wait to work with the kids at this summer’s Art Camp!
Visiting Deep Cove
Livable Deep Cove
Construction for the Gallant Avenue Renewal has concluded.
Ongoing
Volunteer
You can help contribute to the community by volunteering in our warm and vibrant gallery! Seymour Art Gallery, established 1985, is a non-profit public gallery in the heart of Deep Cove, North Vancouver and the only public gallery located in the District of North Vancouver. We acknowledge, with respect, that the Seymour Art Gallery stands on the traditional, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
We are currently seeking volunteers to assist in many roles, including but not limited to helping at events and receptions, fundraising committee work, and welcoming visitors as a gallery attendant. Training is provided and a parking space is available during your shift. We are looking for enthusiastic people who are interested in the arts and in learning about our thriving local creative community!
If you are interested in volunteering with the Seymour Art Gallery, please send an email to Curator/Director Vanessa Black at curator(at)seymourartgallery.com or call 604-924-1378. Thank you!
Become a member
By becoming a gallery member, you are supporting our efforts to cultivate appreciation for the arts through our many programs. Members receive a 10% discount on local handmade gifts in our Gallery Shop and discounts for our ticketed events and programs.
Donate
The Seymour Art Gallery is committed to continuing to present compelling exhibitions which are complemented by relevant and engaging educational and creative programming.
We need help to accomplish our vision financially, and are asking for your support. Become a Patron of the Seymour Art Gallery and help us provide a dynamic artistic future for our community. Your gift will be acknowledged on our website, in our newsletter, and in our annual report. Charitable tax receipts will be issued for donations over $25.
The Seymour Art Gallery Society
Seymour Art Gallery, established 1985, is a non-profit public gallery in the heart of Deep Cove, North Vancouver. We are working to establish and maintain an active and financially sustainable art gallery that will foster excellence and promote interest in the arts. We welcome more than 26,000 visitors yearly to our gallery, Gallery Shop, and special events. Along with a busy exhibition schedule, we present performance events — including music, artist demonstrations, interactive art-making, and events for children. The Seymour Art Gallery establishes a high standard in our balanced program of visual and performing arts. The gallery also plays an educational role, by organizing programs for schools and activities for the general public in conjunction with our exhibitions.
Show your support
Our annual membership is only $25 and your membership directly supports our many programs. Gallery members also save 10% in the Gallery Shop and discounts on ticketed events and programs!